Endea grew up in Detroit and cites the city's importance in her musical beginnings
"Growing up in Detroit was like growing up in a mecca of music and art. Everywhere I went I heard music, I saw art, I saw dance, I saw innovators. My biggest influences were my first two mentors. Rodney Whitaker and Marcus Belgrave. They were the ones that encouraged me to start playing bass and they made me keep going. There has always been a great music scene in Detroit, from Motown, Jazz, Techno, Hip-Hop, and Gospel. So many musicians today are influenced by Detroit artists."